The tablets have different screen sizes and some come with options for a camera and mini-HDMI port, but they all basically have the same specs. None come with the Google Play store on-board—they have GetJar instead, and of course other appstores will work as well. There will most likely be a hack to add Google apps too, so that will probably be an option down the road.

Each Coby Kyros tablet comes with either 4GB or 8GB of memory, a microSD card slot for memory expansion, a 1GHz Allwinner Cortex A8 processor, 1GB of RAM (the cheaper two have 512MB), WiFi, a microphone, headphone jack, and built in speaker.

Here is a summary of each tablet’s features; not all have detailed specs available yet:

$109 Coby Kyros 7-Inch MID7033 – With an 800 x 480 resolution screen, the cheapest of the bunch is the only one to have a resistive touchscreen. Resistive screens are notorious for being unresponsive and somewhat difficult to use at times; they tend to work much better with a stylus. So unless you are feeling really cheap, the next model up is going to be a better option.

$149 Coby Kyros 7-Inch MID7035 – This model appears to be exactly the same as the one above with the exception that it has a capacitive touchscreen instead of resistive. From my past experiences with resistive screens, $40 is worth the upgrade.

$179 Coby Kyros 7-Inch MID7042 – This model also has a 7″ 800 x 480 capacitive screen, but is comes with a couple of upgrades over the MID7035 with double the RAM and a built-in front VGA 0.3MP camera. It also has a mini-HDMI port according to Coby’s website. Not sure if the cheaper ones have that or not because they aren’t listed on Coby’s website yet.

$229 Coby Kyros 8-Inch MID8042 – This tablet has an 8″ 800 x 600 display. Otherwise it appears to be the same as the MID7042 listed above, with 1GB of RAM and a built-in camera.

$259 Coby Kyros 9-Inch MID9042 – This tablet has a 9″ screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800. It has a camera, 8GB of memory, and the same features as the equivalent 7 and 8-inch models. But this model isn’t expected to ship for 1-4 months, according to the listing at Amazon.

$279 Coby Kyros 9.7-Inch MID9742 – This is the only model currently shipping. The MSRP is $279 but it is currently selling for $245. It has a 1024 x 768 resolution screen, 8GB of memory, a VGA 0.3MP front camera, a rear 2.0MP camera, and mini-HDMI port.

$289 Coby Kyros 10.1-Inch MID1042 – This model has a 10″ 1024 x 600 resolution screen. It has 8GB of memory and camera. There’s no specific details on this model yet, but it’s probably got the same feature-set as the 9.7″ version above.

I decided to order one of these Coby Kyros ICS tablets myself to review, but I didn’t want to spend a lot so I picked the 7″ $149 model. I’ll have the review posted at the end of the month. Check back again or subscribe to keep updated.

Why buy an android tablet with an 800×480 screen? My two-year-old cell phone (an HTC Incredible) has an 800×480 screen…and of course it runs the Google Play store, and has a capacitive screen. And this is technology that is two years old!

It a tablet is bigger than a cell phone, it darned well better offer a much higher resolution display! Otherwise you can get the same thing, in a smaller package, at a lower price, by buying a smartphone.

There are many negative reviews of their last gen devices on YouTube and other sites. Hopefully they have included a lot of fixes and updates for their new releases. The old 7″ tabs sported 2-3 hours of battery life…max…